Notebooks - Dell & Fujitsu

Dell (Level 4, Booth 8230/8251)

Dell XPS 13

The 11.6-inch Dell XPS 13 is powered by an Intel Core i5-2467M 1.6GHz processor, coupled with 4GB of DDR3 system memory. Dell has opted to use quality manufacturing material as its keyboard housing, made of durable carbon fiber that keeps the machine sturdy yet light-weight. Its 128GB SSD ensures ample storage without adding unnecessary weight to the sleek and sexy ultrabook.

Dell Inspiron 15R

This full-featured laptop is powered by Intel's 2nd generation Core i7-2670M CPU. Its free upgrade to 8GB DDR3 of system memory will ensure there is sufficient RAM for your multi-tasking needs. And you can also count on its discrete NVIDIA GT 525 M GPU to handle your graphics processing tasks with finesse.

Dell Alienware M17x R3

The Dell Alienware M17x R3 gaming laptop has one of the best specifications in this category. Sporting the familiar signature looks of Alienware, this particular variant sports a discrete AMD Radeon HD 6870M GPU with 1GB of video memory. This explains its more competitive pricing compared to models sporting NVIDIA GPUs.

Fujitsu (Level 4, Booth 8241)

Fujitsu Lifebook T901

It's hard to get excited over the 13-inch Lifebook T901's specifications sheet. It's got a regular 2.7GHz Core i7 processor, 4GB of RAM, 500GB of HDD space and so on. Even it's performance and price is nothing to shout about. However the T901 has got a trick up its sleeve -- a Wacom-made Dual Digitiser. In human terms, it means that when the notebook is in tablet mode, it's armed with an extremely sensitive pen and touch capabilities. It's clearly not for everyone, but if you decide that you need a tablet on which you can write on, this is the best one we've come across so far.

Fujitsu Lifebook SH771

These days, it's hard to come across notebooks with a "Made in Japan" label, since most PC manufacturers have already moved production to places like China in a bid to cut costs. The Fujitsu Lifebook SH771, however, is still very much a product of Japan and hence its high price. But once you get past the price factor, you'll understand why it costs that much. Looks isn't its strongest point, but that's because the SH771 was made to be strictly utilitarian with its matte black exterior acting as a good fingerprint repellant. And if 1.4kg is still too heavy for you, you can always swap out the optical drive if you don't need it.